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La Mesa Redonda “ El Empleo Informal en la Ciudad de México: Retos y Perspectivas 2017 ” fue organizada el 16 de febrero de 2017 como parte de las actividades de Ciudades Focales. Durante el evento se contó con la participación de diferentes expertos, académicos, oficiales y trabajadores de la...
Presentations from UNDESA DSPD expert group meeting on promoting inclusion through social protection
On the 1-2 December 2016, UNDESA DSPD hosted an Expert Group Meeting on Promoting Inclusion Through Social Protection at the UN headquarters in New York. The aim of the meeting was to better understand the main barriers to social protection coverage faced by youth, older persons, persons with...
Presentation by Martha Chen (WIEGO/Harvard Univerity) for the lunch seminar on the informal economy and inclusive economic growth at the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 27 October 2016.
The presentation is a slideshow based on the final report of a conference on "The biggest 'private sector': what place for the informal economy in green and inclusive growth?" on 25 February 2016. Read more about the conference: The Biggest Private Sector: A Different Approach to Policy The Biggest...
This presentation outlines the recommendations articulated by participants of the August 10 HLP consultation hosted by Oxfam and WIEGO. The consultation forms part of the HLP process , and was specifically focused on grassroots womens organizations in the Southern Africa Region. Participants...
Ela Bhatt delivered this closing address to the participants of the event, "Women's Voices in the Informal Economy," held at SEWA headquarters in Ahmedabad and jointly hosted by UN Women India and SEWA. The event forms part of the consultative process of the United Nations High-Level Panel (UN HLP)...
Recomendación 7/2016 CDHDF: “Omisiones en el sistema de recolección, separación y destino final de residuos sólidos urbanos en la Ciudad de México, así como en la generación de condiciones para el trabajo digno de las personas que realizan esas actividades.”
A summary of this meeting is available and more information about the project is available on the Sweep-Net website .
The WIEGO Network is a member of the Grassroots Partner Constituency Group of the General Assembly of Partners, along with Shack/Slum Dwellers International (SDI) and the Huairou Commission. Together, we are a platform for grassroots voices of informal economy workers, informal settlement dwellers...
Members of the cooperative movement discuss their experiences and reason for the participation at the International Labour Conference in 2016. A partner from the WIEGO network, Elizabeth Nzilani Peter, of the Machakos Cooperative Union in Kenya was interviewed. She discussed her experience at the...
Videos / Slideshows / Audio
Millions of women work long hours, in dangerous conditions, for little pay. They are fighting for change, with the help of ILO Convention 189 on Decent Work for Domestic Workers. Watch this video to learn how.
Workers Education/Organizing Materials
This manual helps street vendors learn more about the regulations that govern public space and how to defend the right to work in public space. It describes successful actions taken by street vendor organizations. And it offers information to help you organize and negotiate with local government.
WIEGO Working Papers
Mike Rogan reviews how informal workers are taxed, why there is growing interest in taxing them, and whether they should be included in the tax net.